§ 2304 Sexually transmitted diseases; treatment facilities; administration
§ 2305 Sexually transmitted diseases; treatment by licensed physician or staff physician of a hospital; prescriptions
§ 2306 Sexually transmitted diseases; reports and information, confidential
§ 2307 Venereal disease; person knowing himself to be infected
§ 2308 Sexually transmitted disease; pregnant women; blood test for syphilis
§ 2308-A Sexually transmitted diseases; tests for sexually transmitted diseases
§ 2311 Sexually transmitted disease list
§ 2312 Expedited partner therapy for chlamydia trachomatis infection and other sexually transmitted infections

Terms Used In New York Laws > Public Health > Article 23 > Title 1 - Care and Treatment

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • health officer: as used in this article shall mean a county health officer, a city health officer, a town health officer, a village health officer, the health officer of a consolidated health district or a state district health officer. See N.Y. Public Health Law 2304
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.